xix, 370 p. : 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-353) and index

A continued review of reminiscence -- Reminiscence and oral history: comparisons across parallel universes -- To review or not to review? the role of personality and life events in life review and adaptation to older age -- Exploring the functions of autobiographical memory: why do I remember the autumn? -- New meanings for old tales: a discourse-based study of reminiscence and development in late life -- Reframing reminiscence as a cognitive-linguistic phenomenon -- Reminiscing and relating: the development of parent-child talk about the past -- Souvenirs and other personal objects: reminding of past events and significant others in the transition to university -- Reminiscence functions in adulthood: age, race, and family dynamics correlates -- Reminiscence, personal meaning, themes, and the "object relations" of older people -- Personal identity and social discontinuity: on memories of the "war generation" in former West Germany

Themes of continuity and change in the spiritual reminiscence of elder Catholic women religious -- Female survivors of abuse and violence: the influence of storytelling reminiscence on perceptions of self-efficacy, ego strength, and self-esteem -- Trauma, reconciliation, and generativity: the stories told by European war veterans -- Reminiscence as reading our lives: toward a wisdom environment -- Transformation in life stories: the Canadian War Veterans Life Review Project -- Integrating reminiscence and life review techniques with brief, cognitive behavioral therapy -- Evaluative research on reminiscence groups for people with dementia -- Cognitive-reminiscence therapy for depressed older adults in day hospital and long-term care -- The end of the story

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